Women, the Family, and Divorce Laws in Islamic History

by Amira El-Azhary Sonbol (Editor)

Overview

The eighteen essays in this volume cover a wide range of material and reevaluate women's studies and Middle Eastern studies, Muslim women and the Shari'a courts, the Ottoman household, Dhimmi communities, children and family law, morality, and violence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815650478
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	08/03/2020
Series:	Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Amira El Azhary Sonbol is assistant professor of society, history and law at Georgetown University, and the author of The Creation of a Medical Profession in Egypt, 1800-1922, also published by Syracuse University Press.